Well, with the situation we're in now, only three noobs (or one noob with three accounts) can outrank two wise elders. As to your gp comment, yes, incentivizing

Well, with the situation we're in now, only three noobs (or one noob with three accounts) can outrank two wise elders. As to your gp comment, yes, incentivizing karma gains could be a problem, but that's the tradeoff that's got to be considered. I'm not sure what the best tradeoff is; personally, I'd probably go with something like Pagerank for a while and see if the comment quality (above the fold, at least) improves, but perhaps pg has a desire to keep things more neutral and fair, I'm not sure.